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Walter W. Immerzeel

Walter W. Immerzeel

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 76 642 566 18 18 211 27401

Walter W. Immerzeel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Walter W. Immerzeel between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Walter W. Immerzeel published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2016. 33 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2016. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 18 publications
2001 2025

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Walter W. Immerzeel: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 0
2007 2
2008 5
2009 6
2010 10
2011 9
2012 13
2013 10
2014 11
2015 15
2016 26
2017 18
2018 19
2019 21
2020 18
2021 21
2022 19
2023 10
2024 15
2025 18
Total 270
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Walter W. Immerzeel publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter W. Immerzeel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 208–217 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 211 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292 211
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Walter W. Immerzeel D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter W. Immerzeel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 76 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50 76
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - James B. Macelwane Medal, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Walter W. Immerzeel is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their scientific work primarily focuses on atmospheric science, water science and technology, and intersects with areas such as management, monitoring, policy and law, global and planetary change, and ocean engineering.

The core topics addressed in their research include cryospheric studies and observations, climate change and permafrost, hydrology and watershed management studies, landslides and related hazards, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, water resources management and optimization, and winter sports injuries and performance.

Among the recent publications of Walter W. Immerzeel are:

  • The imbalance of the Asian water tower, 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise, 2021, Nature
  • Manifestations and mechanisms of the Karakoram glacier Anomaly, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • Climate change decisive for Asia's snow meltwater supply, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Partitioning the Uncertainty of Ensemble Projections of Global Glacier Mass Change, 2020, Earth's Future

Frequent coauthors include Philip Kraaijenbrink, Arthur Lutz, Hester Biemans, Jakob Steiner, and Sanita Dhaubanjar. Their collaborations indicate active engagement with scientists working in related areas over multiple projects.

Their work has appeared in several publication venues multiple times, such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), The Cryosphere, Frontiers in Earth Science, Nature Geoscience, and Nature Climate Change.

Walter W. Immerzeel has been recognized for their scientific contributions with the James B. Macelwane Medal from the American Geophysical Union in 2018, as well as being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union the same year.

Best Publications

  • Climate change will affect the Asian water towers.

    Walter W. Immerzeel;Ludovicus P. H. van Beek;Marc F. P. Bierkens

  • Importance and vulnerability of the world's water towers

    W W Immerzeel;A F Lutz;M Andrade;M Andrade;A Bahl

  • Consistent increase in High Asia's runoff due to increasing glacier melt and precipitation

    A. F. Lutz;W. W. Immerzeel;W. W. Immerzeel;A. B. Shrestha;M. F. P. Bierkens

  • Impact of a global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius on Asia’s glaciers

    P.D.A. Kraaijenbrink;M.F.P. Bierkens;A.F. Lutz;W.W. Immerzeel;W.W. Immerzeel

  • Large-scale monitoring of snow cover and runoff simulation in Himalayan river basins using remote sensing

    W.W. Immerzeel;P. Droogers;S.M. de Jong;M.F.P. Bierkens

  • Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake

    J. S. Kargel;G. J. Leonard;D. H. Shugar;U. K. Haritashya

  • Rising river flows throughout the twenty-first century in two Himalayan glacierized watersheds

    W. W. Immerzeel;W. W. Immerzeel;F. Pellicciotti;M. F. P. Bierkens

  • Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise

    Tamsin L Edwards;Sophie Nowicki;Sophie Nowicki;Ben Marzeion;Regine Hock;Regine Hock

  • High-resolution monitoring of Himalayan glacier dynamics using unmanned aerial vehicles

    Walter Immerzeel;Walter Immerzeel;Walter Immerzeel;P.D.A. Kraaijenbrink;J.M. Shea;A.B. Shrestha

  • Hydrological response to climate change in a glacierized catchment in the Himalayas

    Walter W. Immerzeel;L. P. H. van Beek;M. Konz;A. B. Shrestha

  • Calibration of a distributed hydrological model based on satellite evapotranspiration

    W.W. Immerzeel;P. Droogers

  • Snow depth variability in the Northern Hemisphere mountains observed from space.

    Hans Lievens;Hans Lievens;Matthias Demuzere;Matthias Demuzere;Hans-Peter Marshall;Hans-Peter Marshall;Rolf H. Reichle

  • Selecting representative climate models for climate change impact studies : An advanced envelope-based selection approach

    Arthur F. Lutz;Herbert W. ter Maat;Hester Biemans;Arun B. Shrestha

  • Climate Change Impacts on the Upper Indus Hydrology: Sources, Shifts and Extremes

    A. F. Lutz;W. W. Immerzeel;P. D. A. Kraaijenbrink;A. B. Shrestha

  • Reconciling high-altitude precipitation in the upper Indus basin with glacier mass balances and runoff

    W. W. Immerzeel;W. W. Immerzeel;N. Wanders;N. Wanders;Arthur Lutz;J. M. Shea

  • Manifestations and mechanisms of the Karakoram glacier Anomaly

    Daniel Farinotti;Daniel Farinotti;Walter W. Immerzeel;Remco J. de Kok;Duncan J. Quincey

  • Importance of snow and glacier meltwater for agriculture on the Indo-Gangetic Plain

    H. Biemans;H. Biemans;C. Siderius;C. Siderius;A. F. Lutz;S. Nepal

  • Spatial downscaling of TRMM precipitation using vegetative response on the Iberian Peninsula

    W.W. Immerzeel;M.M. Rutten;P. Droogers

  • Status and change of the cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region

    Tobias Bolch;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Shiyin Liu;Farooq M. Azam

  • Historical trends and future predictions of climate variability in the Brahmaputra basin

    Walter Immerzeel

  • Asia's water balance

    W. W. Immerzeel;W. W. Immerzeel;M. F. P. Bierkens

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph M. Shea
Joseph M. Shea University of Northern British Columbia
Francesca Pellicciotti
Francesca Pellicciotti Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Marc F. P. Bierkens
Marc F. P. Bierkens Utrecht University
Arun Bhakta Shrestha
Arun Bhakta Shrestha International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Evan S. Miles
Evan S. Miles Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Patrick Wagnon
Patrick Wagnon Grenoble Alpes University
Matthias Huss
Matthias Huss University of Fribourg
Peter Droogers
Peter Droogers Stockholm Environment Institute
Niko Wanders
Niko Wanders Utrecht University
Koji Fujita
Koji Fujita Nagoya University

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